top flight

the highest or most outstanding level, as in achievement or development: students in the top flight of their class.

OTHER WORDS FROM top flight

top·flight, top-flight, adjective top·flight·er, top-flight·er, noun

With former Kansas City Mayor Carol Marinovich balking, the Democrats are left searching for a top-flight candidate for the seat.

Who Will Fall Next? |Samuel P. Jacobs |January 20, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
This story was rejected by two top-flight science-fiction editors for the same reason: "Too hot to handle."

The Edge of the Knife |Henry Beam Piper
Do you think I'm to be at the beck and call of top-flight lodgers, who only pay five shillings a-week, and that not regular.

The Boy Artist. |F.M. S.
But Chris was out to prove something, and to get a reputation as a top-flight administrator.

Badge of Infamy |Lester del Rey

I may not be a top-flight genius like Metternick or Dahl, but my reputation does carry some weight with the Board.

Dead Giveaway |Gordon Randall Garrett

top-flight

of superior or excellent quality; outstanding